Hand portable gutter manure loader



Jan. 13, 1931. H. F. FUERSTENAU 1,788,995

HAND PORTABLE GUTTER MANURE LOADER Filed Oct. 7, 1929 4 sheets-sheet 1 I nvqnior 1%Zerff7iezsiema QMQOEhQ A iiorney Jan. 13, 1931. H. F. FUERSTENAU HAND PORTABLE GUTTER MANURE LOADER Filed Oct. '7. 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Aiiormy Jan. 13, 1931. H. F. FUERSTENAU 1,788,995

HAND PORTABLE GUTTER MANURE LOADER Filed Oct. 7. 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 In uenter yfilkz'fzwsz mw a M gmwlgh A itorney Jan. 13, 1931. FUERSTENAU 1,7 8,995

HAND PORTABLE GUTTER MANURE LOADER 7 Filed Oct. '7, 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Inventor Attorney Patented Jan. 13, 1931 V HERBERT ..:.r. iwnhsrnmu, a naz n .sournzmxojm mnnronrennn su'r'rnn MANUnE LOADER Application fiied-etober =7, 1929. Serial Nunez-e44.

The present invention relates toa machine designed for operation by hand which is portable and capable of picking up manure from a gutter and loading the same on trucks;,- manure :spreaders or forany other similarpurposes. p 7

The object of the invention resides in the provision of a machine oft his nature which is exceedingly simple in its construction, light, strong and .durable,-easy to manipulate, compact-and convenient in its arrangement of parts, thoroughly efiicient and reli: able in use andoperation, and otherwise well adapted forthe purpose for which it is designed. p

-Witlh th-e above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as the clescr'ip tion proceeds, :the'inuention resides in o'er tain novel features of Iconstruction,,;and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be herein-after more fully described and claimed.

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Figure -1 is a side elevation ofthechine embodying the features ofany invention,-

Fignre 2 is-a top plan view thereof,

FiguneBis a transverse section taken sub.- .stantially on the line 3 ,3;of Figru'e 2, V

.Figure 4: iswaidetail section taken substan tially on theline H ofJ Figure 3, V Figure is a longitudinal section taken substantially'on the line 5-5 of Figure-2 Figure 6 is a fragmentary top -plan view of thetrough, 7 g 5- Figure 7 is an enlarged detail section through the mounting of the Wheel,

Figure 8 is an enlarged detail section showing one ofthe casters takensubstan tially on the line of Flgure 2, and h Figure 9 is a perspective view ofeone of the trough members for the endlessconveyor, V a v Referring to the drawing in detail it will be seen thatthe numeral 5 (denotes a tray with a pair of handlebars 6gsecuned to the sides 'thereof'and inclining upwardly and rearW-ardly therefrom A pair ofcasters 7 have shanks -8 secured in brackets 9 loy'set screws 10,011 the rear wall ofthe tray i more clearly l 19$edinEgune '81.

'eievating trough 10 is formed integrallyon the .frontend of the tray extending beyond one-side thereof atone endiand 'frornan in termecliate portion ofthe "tray incli-ni [,g -.up.

Wardly toe-the otherside thereof.

The lower end of this trough 1.0 is closed byan end Wall 1l While the npper end there of is open. The :bottom :of .thezhorizontal portion of the trough 1O'isvv provided'fvvith opening '12. The front :wzallaofjthehorizons tal portion of the tray 10 has an opening'iii the upper portion thereof in :Which extends a: fixed horizontal longitudinal ttruughsec .14 (of material collecting means tothe frontzend'of which is hingedl-y. connected 65 as at a longitudinal trough sec'tionxlfi, the bottom-of which iextendedraztyitsiior- Wardzend toprovide :a scoop like portion 101' eraperlTto scrapealong the gutter and force the manure "up into the section 1. 6.. 70 An endless conveyor construction or nieoh anism is associated with the -.tr.o.ugh. sections l4and16 and comprises a pair of end chains '18 trainedover sprockets 19 and 20 on shafts 21 and 22 respectively. "The shaft 21 is 7 journal-ed :between theside alls of the trough section 16 While the shaft 122* is journaled hetiveen the inner or rear ends of the side Walls of the trough sections '14 and is .ope'ratively connected by .means o of a chain and sprocketmechahism 2ei'with the shaft 25 Wl1i0l1 in turn is geared as at 26' .evvithfa longitudinal shaft 27 -through the side wallsoftthe' trough 10' extending rear- .iw ardly andconpiled as at 28 With the shaft of. a suitable: prime mover 29 which has pan --i-nte'rnal .eoanbustionaengine orthe like. I

Cross plates 80 have ears -31at'the ends thereof engaged With ,thechains "18.:so :as to scrape lalongathe bottoms of theisections g and 16. Idler sproekets :31 areiprovidedin. thelower portion of :theaflorwardend of the section 14: to engage-the lower run of-the hain :Wllile sprockets 32 are provided atfthe nppertpontion of 'the front-end to engage over the upper runs of the chain and idler sprocketsz33, are "provided in the upper portion of the rear end of-theihs'ect-ion "16130 engage under the 'uppierrun ofthe chains 18 so a t9 h0l t setu'a relatiw e y taut position and yet allowing a limited swinging movement of the section 16 in relation to the section 14:. j

A tubular member depends from the inclined portion of the trough 10 and is.

ered with respect to the floor as may be necessary or desirable.

A platform is mounted in-the trough 10 above the bottom of the trough in parallelism therewith. An endless conveyor is disposed in the trough 10 and comprises a pair of endless chains 51 trained over sprockets 52 at the right hand of the trough 10, sprockets 53 in the intermediate portion ofthe trough 1'0 and sprockets .54: at the upper end of the trough 10.. .7 Y

' The sprockets 54 are mounted on a shaft 55 which is operatively connected by a chain a rzid sprocket mechanism 56 with the shaft 2 Apluralityiof'trough members 30' are disposed between the chains 51 similar in construction to cross members 30 and move along the bottom of the trough and the platform 50. I

From the above detailed description it will be seen that a single person may move this machine along so thatxthe'scraper or scoop 17 slides along the gutter thereby forcing the manure up into the trough section 16 and the endless conveyor structure will move the manure back and drop the same on to the platform 50 and the endless. conveyor in the tray 10 will move this manure up the inclinedportion of the tray 10 to load it as not? be desired t is thought that the construction, operation, utility and advantages of this invention will now be quite apparent to those skilled in this art without a thereof. 7

It is preferable to provide an adjustment for the tray section 16 comprising-an arm 60 fixed thereto .and attached to a link 61 engaged with a lever 62 rockablel on the section 14: and havingsuitable means 63 associated therewith so that the lever 62 may be held indifferent adjusted positions whereby the section 16 may be raised or lowered and'held in desired adjusted position.

The present embodiment of the invention has been disclosed in considerable detail merely for the purposes. of exemplification since in actual practice it attains the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the ainvention and the above description. V

It'will be apparent that changes in the details of construction, in the combination more detailed description and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed a :the trough, a longitudinally extending trough section entering the lower end of the collecting trough, a longitudinal. trough'section hingedly'connected with the forward end of the first mentioned longitudinaltrough section for adjustment vertically thereof, an endless conveyor mounted in the hingedly .connected trough sections, and means on the tray operatively connected with the endless conveyor mechanisms for operation thereof, said adjustably mounted trough section having a forward extension forming a scraper, means for adjusting the tray on the" casters, a hollow shank depending from the inclined portion of the elevating trough, a shank adjustably mounted thereon, a fork on. the

lower end of theshank,and a wheel jour naled in the fork, means for adjusting and holding in adjusted position the said adjustably mounted troughsection.

2, Amachine of the class described comprising a tra casters for supporting the tray, handle ars attached to the sides of the tray inchning upwardly and rearwardly therefrom, an elevating trough across the tray and having one end incllned upwardly, an endless conveyor mechanism in the trough, a longitudinally extending material collecting trough composed of a relatively fixed inner section entering the lower end of the first mentioned trough and a relatively movable outer section hingedly connected with the forward end of the relatively fixed inner section, an endless conveyor mounted in the said sections, and means on the tray operatively connected with the endless conveyor mechanism for operation thereof, said hingedly mounted trough section having a forward extension forming a scraper, means for adjusting the tray on the casters, a hollow shank depending from the inclined portion of the elevating trough, a shank adjustably mounted thereon, a fork on the lower end of-the shank, and a wheel journaled in the fork, means for adjusting and holding in adjusted position the said hingedly mounted trough sections, the endless conveyor mechanism in the trough section comprising endless chains with cross members adapted to scrape along the bottom of the trough sections.

naled in the fork, means 3. A machine of the class described comprising a tray, casters for supporting the tray, handle bars attached tothe sides of the tray inclining upwardly and rearwardly therefrom, a trough ing one end inclined upwardly, an endless conveyor mechanism in the trough, a longitudinally extending trough section entering the lower end of the first a longitudinal trough section hingedly connected with the forward end of the first mentioned longitudinal trough section, an endless conveyor mounted in the trough sections, and means on the trayoperatively connected with the endless conveyormechanism for operation thereof, said hingedly mounted trough section having a forward extension forming a scraper, means for-ad justing the tray on the casters, a hollow shank depending from the inclined portion of the trough across the tray, a shank adjustably mounted thereon, a fork on the lower end of the shank, and a wheel jourfor adjusting and holding in adjusted position the said hingedly less conveyor mechanism in the trough section comprising endless chains with cross members adapted to scrape along the bottom of the trough sections, a plat form extending in the transverse trough in spaced relation and in parallelism with the bottom thereof, said endless conveyor mechanism in said transverse trough comprising endless chains with cross members therebetween to scrape along the bottom of the transverse trough and along the platform therein.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

HERBERT F. FUERSTENAU.

across the tray and havmentioned trough,

mounted trough section, the end- 7 

